The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

ER Naval and Military Intellige nee. ')EAR DOCTOR, what do you advise P I advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to VANS', Covent-garden, hear some charming singing, order one of their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that is th best advice I can give you. Div • 4 •-" 1 "•. 44' t .t. • AAn %111 • I ' 7 V. AC. , so. .44 . Lk . v i 7') 11 1 1 „ - f, t•-•, .„ 34 .0 SRO ' r 41:r ;11., _ IVNAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest PRENCLE BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 38. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "sliinahan's LL Whisky." NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the BANK of HINDUSTAN CHINA, and JAP cLimited), has REMOVED from 'l6, Cornhill, to No. AN 1, BANK ZITIL DINGS, Lothtury. By order, R. SWIRE TODILIN, Secretary. 1, Bank-building,., August 24, 1864. SIX PER CENT. DEBENTURES. THE CREDIT FONCrER OF MAURITIUS (Limited). Subscribed Capital £500,000 Paid-un Capital Unpaid Capital ICO,OOO DIRECTOILS. CrrAinmAN-Sir JOHN P. GRANT, K.C.B. Colonel Balfour, C.B. George Henry Money, Esq. Geo. Palmer Robinson, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq. Lt.-Col. F. A. V. Thurburn. Henry Young, Esq. George Ckrthew, Esq. Robert G. Lancaster, Esq. The Credit Fonder of Mauritius (Limited), duly authorised to borrow to the extent of the money invested on mortgage, is now prepared to issue debentures, with coupons attached, for terms to be agreed upon, in amounts from £2O upwards, at 6 Per cent. per annum, payable half yearly by the Alliance Bank, on the 15th of June and 15th of December. The security to deb nture holders wil be the whole of the assets of the Company, including the paid and uncalled capi tal, end in addition the property mortgaged to the Company. The state of the law of Mauritius, including the system of registration of mortgage and other c' aims upon land, is pecu liarly conducive to the security of mortgagees. Applications for debentures to be made to the Secretary of the company, 17, Change-alley ; to the Alliance Bank, 5, Lothbury ; or to Messrs. J. and A. Scrimgeour, the brokers of the Company, 10, Old Broad-street. WILLM. G. DICK, Secretary. T HE IMPERIAL M ASSOCIATI( Capital subscribed, .£5,000,C00, Paid up, BOARD OF: JOHN CHAPMA Xenophon Balli, Esq. E. J. Coleman, Esq. Mr. Alderman Davin. James Dickson, Esq. P. D. Radow, Esq. J. 0. Hanson, Esq. W. H. Harford, Esq. G. F. llolroyd, Esq. J. G. Ilomere, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. lERCAN riLE CREDIT ON, Limited. , in 100,000 shares of £5O each. , £503,000. DIRECTORS. .N, Esq., Chairman. Charles Kelson, Esq, G. G. Macpherson, Esq. Sir J. H. Melly, Bart. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. Sir S. 0. Scott, Bart. H. D. Seymour, Esq.. M.P. Joseph Thornton, Esq. F. G. Westmorland, Es i. Alfred Wilson, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. BANKERS. The Rank of England. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, Limited. The Bank of London. The Union Bank of London. Eir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., BristoL SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., and Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and MANAGERS! Henry J. Barker, Esq.:;;TTTkraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association receives money on deposit at notice, and for fixed periods, on terms to be ant eed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sales of stocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and under takes general financial business. Communications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. WIN TERBOTTOM, Secretary. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Crosby House, 96, Bishopgate-street Within. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, ll'oomsbury-stieet, London, Four Doors South of New Oxtord-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port, No. 1 2os. „ The Vintage Port, No. 1* 24s. „ The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old 355. „ The Vintage Claret .... • • • • The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts 27s. „ „ pints lss. The Vintage 'loci, sparkling, very choice 36s. The Vintage Burgundy, sparkling superb ..... The Vintage East India Sherry 548• 9, The Vintage A montillado, the choicest imported 565. „ Fine old cognac. Liquers, Spirits, &O. THE VINTAGE ALMANACK, with price list and Medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 300 Opinions of the press. 14, Bloomsbury-street. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. DINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA has been, durir g thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and universally accepted by the Public, as the Ba st Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn, Headache. Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild .Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp chilly for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim ple and e egaiit remedy has been found highly beneficial. Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purity, by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; and told by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. QT. JAMES'S HALL, September 5, 1864. First appearance these seven years el the world renowned I'It,OFES6OIt ANDEItbON, Great Wizard of the North. First appearance of Miss ANDERSON, the Second-sight Sybil, and Retro-reminiscent Orth. - graphist. Spiritualists, Beware. Volunteers, look for the Great Rifle Experiment. The Psychomantheum Opens at St. James's Hall, Sept.•s. Stainsby-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence. MR. ANDREW HIND is instructed by the proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA WAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on MONDAY, August 29, 1864, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE, known as Paradise Cottage, pleasanCy situate in the Stains by-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed rooms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, &c. The principal rooms have stained glass windows and French casements, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend the entire length Lf the building - . In the rear is a beautifully laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summer house, large and handsome fountain, Szc. The whole enclosed by walls, and thoroughly screened from observation by well-grown evergreens and other trees. May be viewed by cards from the auctioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch lane, E.C. ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BED •ROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and is. e wh, arc recommended as the best Carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 25. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle ticks , o fit thin candles. is. and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains ?rice's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE : "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other shins. capsuled bottles, lettered P er fumed, in capsule(' bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, Cd. and le. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold , u 2 the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Prios s Patent Caudle Company:(Liraitcd), Londe pRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., detl., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1730.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Blessrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, _I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. 28. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • .. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. is. sd. per lb. Second quality is. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. .. • • .. is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, 8, South 3lolton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar CAMERON'S GOUT SPECIFIC , An Effectual and Speedy Remedy for the Gout, Rheu nuttiT2, Sciatica, Lumbago, and Neuralgia. This invaluable Medicine is so pre-eminently efficacious as to admit of no parallel. Instance I have been known, in which sufferers have been confined to their apartments, hand and foot, writhing under the most intense agony, whose sufferings, to the asto nishment of their friends, have been wholly removed in less titan 24 hours of ter taking the above medicine, and themselves rendered able to resume their avocations, Indeed, the effect has been such, and brought about in so harmless and speedy a manner, that the proprietor, with the utmost confidence, challenges the medical world to produce a medicine equal to it. To the constitution it is harmless ; to the fluids of the human frame it adds an avzreeable impetus ; to the system gcner illy it is invigorating to a degree unparalleled ; and male or female may take it to equal advantage. A dose of the above medicine taken about once a month operates most effectually in preventing a return of the complaint. Price ls. lid., is. 9d., and 4s. 6d. per bottle. I'repared only by the Pro prietor, R Cameron, 40, Tavistock-street,Covent-garden, London. Wholesale London agents —Barclay and Son, 95, Farringdon-street ; Butler atal Crisps, 4, Cheapside, corner of St, Paul's Churchyard Strande, 63, Oxford-street ; Dart, 30, Southampton-street, ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street, A sample bottle forwarded free from the manufactory on re ceipt of 40 stamps. NO THING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most usef n 1 invention of the day, AGIJA AMARELL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London. Pert umors to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually rest )res the human hair to itspristine hue—no matter at what age. The Ai, Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect coiour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in halt' a nd b f tles, los. BJ. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, r individuals of undoubted respectability, may be seen on application. lSlessrs. John Gosnell and P Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the rincess of Wales. IMPORTANT INFOR itATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds p ot every description. burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic erutions, sore and inflamed eyes, cizt. Sold in 'lots. ls. lid., 2s. 9d,, Its., and 225. eAch. Also his PiLULIE ANTISCROPHULJE, confirmed by s ixy years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and sup erior Fa m ily Aperient, that may be taken at all times w ithout confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, is. lid., 28. id., 48. 6d., lls., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Reach and Barnicott. Bridoort, by the Loudon houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., THE TEETIT a Practical Treatise, with the best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESK ELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8. Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. " It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keepiug of • he mou h and teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject unon which everybody takes an interest."—Medical Circular, June 5, 1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their teeth. and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. 1411139 U ; Claaeuts, Little fultenepotreet. (AL DR ID G E'S BALM of COLUMBIA stands unrivalled as a toilet requisite. It has been established 40 years, and is the best and only certain remedy eve r discovered for preserving, strengthening, beautifying, or restoring the Hair, Whiskers, or 'Moustaches, and pre venting them turning gray or falling off.--Sold in bottles, 3s. 6d,, 65., and 11a. by U. and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Welling ten-street. Strand, W.C. ; and all chemists and perfumers. Hair it is moat eilicacioue and For Children's said Ladiea! unrivalled. N°. 22,520. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., SON A N D A NOVEL. E I R. "A story of no ordinary merit. It cannot fail to attract the novel-reading public. The principal scenes are remark able for their intense passion and vivid reality.''—➢Tessen ger. Hurst and Blacket t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 ♦ols., SYBILLA LOCKWOOD. By NOELL RADECLIFFE, Author of "Alice Wentworth," "Wheel within Wheel," &c. " A story that illustrates an idea is always more or less worth attention."—Saturday Review. "This book is very cleverly written."—Sun. • Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now Ready, in Crown Svo., F OOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. NEW WORK EY MR. CHARLES DICKENS. In Monthly Parts, unitorm with the Original Editions of " Pickwick," "David Copperfield," ttc. On August 31st will be published Part V., price le., of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, By CHARLES DICKENS. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. SECOND EDITION.—Now Ready, with Frontispiece by F. Gilbert, toned paper, crown Bvo., price 65., BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY; LYRICAL SKETCHES, and LOVE SONGS. With Notes. By R. N. DUNBAR. " We add our vbie,e to the chorus of praise which has been cal led forth by these very pleasant and harmonious poems. There is in the language a luxuriance, and a gorgeousness of of colouring; and the love-songs glow with a warmth not unworthy of the tropics."—lllustrated London News. London : Robert Hardwick e, 192, Piccadilly. NOTICE.— BERTIE BRAY.—Tbe Second Edition of this new Novel, by the Author of "Sir Victor's Choice," is now ready. Also by same Author, THE CROSS OF HONOUR. Price 2s. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. 14ER TIE B R A Y. By the Author of " Sin Vicron's CIIOICE," &c. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS. In Three Vols. THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " SACRVILLE CHASE," &C. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (186-1) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEo. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. This work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or alrainst public and private measures during the session; total number 01 times, with majorities for and against, Szc. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. Now ready, PRIZE POEMS receiving the 100 Guineas offered in the advertisements, "110 ! FOR A SHAR SPEARE," and awarded by Messrs. Web .ter, J. Stirling Coyne, Andrew Halliday, George Rose, and Thomas S. Stuart. Illustrated with Lithograph Portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Queen of Beauty. Can be had GRATIS at all the best drapers in the kingdom, or forwarded, on re ceipt of stamped address to DAY and SoNs Lithographers to the Queen, Pubdshe:s, Lincoln's-inn-field's. London. Forwarded free on receipt of 12 stamps, itFEW OBSERVATIONS on GOUT and RHEUMATISM, by one who has never failed to cure the same whenever it has fallen in his way. A sample bottle of the medicine forwarded free to all parts on receipt of 40 stamps. Address R. Cameron, 40, Tavistook-street, Covent garden, Loudon. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.—ST.JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly.—Great Success!—Extraordinary Excitement. - The AN TIIROPOGLOSSOS, Automaton Vocalist, Wonder of the World. [Registered according to Acts 1843 and 1850, 6 and 7 Via., c. 6 . 5, 13 and 14 Vic, c. 1( 4, and copyright secured awl entered at Stationer's Hall.] OPEN DAILY, from 12 till 10 o'clock. The Exhibitions take place at the commer cement of each hour, viz., 12, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, and 9 o'clock. Admission, One Shilling. Tickets at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's Hal, 2i, Picca dilly, W. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. TVIR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ; and THE SEA SIuE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Saturday), at 8; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, ii, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 28;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, Ss ., can be secured in ad vance at the allery without fee. THOXF O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THE OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas. viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO, UN BALLO IN MAS O HERA, LA F( .RZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VEItONA, by Sir H. l'ishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell, Tyrrell, Walmsley, Fitz-Henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green, M4rcello, and Albert. — Comedy by UNSWORTII,. EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cavalho, the celebrated Comedienne and Mimic. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited). GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCENTENARY; or, a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song, a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Mrs. W. Randall; and those marvellous Gymnasts, Mes jrs. TALLIOTT and BURNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha gluten unto thee: knock, I say."—Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, so. 6. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. • A dmission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. MADAME TUSSAIJD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR, COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, le. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. SOllO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES. —Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havine Business and }louses to be disposed of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W.* Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. TE ETH. IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTIS rRy. —Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of Alt rinclAL T ft upon a new principle. The real value or the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by =salting Mr. AL BERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so pet fectly efficient,. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, d Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment n VASE S, Figures, Groups, Can dlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Arc., in Italian, klabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, dm Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNA NT, Minc• ralogist to her ilajesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonnon. - - Mr. Tennant arranges elementary oollections of SHELLS, NIINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON (SOLOG Y, knd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY. is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 119, Strand., W.C. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1864. goo riERSONS SEEKING LANDED 11_ EL. ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERTIES GENERALLY- . _ _ To BE BAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with' its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell Or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible charlyter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. THERE IS" NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnat.er is introduced through Illessrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and JC FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrooms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. Ci..ERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm-able engravings of every description of Furniture and i:easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-tree on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale ! A Six-roomed Parsonage 474 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's. Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. New Barnet.—Freehold Semi-detached Villas. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUC TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-allay, Cornhill, on TUESDAY, August 30, 1864, at One o'clock. the conve nient FREEHOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster-road, New Barnet, near the railway station, with front and back garders, now let at £4.1 per annum, but pos session of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDW. HIND will SELL byAUCTION shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa' e near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two »cres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it. Residents on this property will be entitled to the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each house of the value ( f 450 per annum will receive a free first class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, Corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. The French Councils-General. The Paris papers publish the speech of the Duke de Persigny at a banquet to which he had invited the members of the Council• General of La Loire. M.de Persigny drew the following parallel between the existing institutions cf France and England:— I am aware, gentlemen, that there exists among us a political school which, while wishing to maintain the monarchical principle, the only one which evidently is suited to the traditions of France, pretends to have the pri vilege of liberal ideas ; that this school fancies that it has found the very formula of liberty ; and that, in despite of unquestionable experience,it perseveres to maintain that be yond its formula no liberty is peseible. To this singular propooitiou the Dimple a cply inibile be given that the idea of subjecting liberty to fixed rules is r ot philosophical ; that liberty, like despotism, changes ad znfinitunt, and that every free country has a peculiar character of its own. We might add that real Mercy is recognisable by unmistakable signs, by the solidity and duration of the governments which it establishes, and especially by the passion with which it in spires them for great things. If, on the contrary, you see governments—so called liberal—disappear after a few years of feverish existence, we can only presume that all that they had of liberty was only the name. But this does not satisfy me; I wish to examine closer the pretensions of this school. I first ask how it happens that in the century in which we live—a century of experience and of universal emancipation—men dare to recall the remembrance of a liberty which commenced by reducing 10,000,000 citizens to the condition of political exiles. I understand that sys tem as it is organised in the country from which it emanates, that is to say, with our neighbour on the other side of the Channel, whom I am compelled incessantly to quote. In fact, there is there, spread over the surface of the country, a whole electoral body, a whole political class which, tradi tional heir of the Conquest, possesses, since William the Conqueror, all the means of influence. The lord of the county is the justice of peace, levies the taxes, regulates public order ; in fact, is invested with all the powers of authority which in France appertain to the administrative hierarchy. That this powerful class, from the very fact that it has all the powers of the nation at its disposal, disposes also of its government ; that, master of the lower elements, its also commands the higher ones; that it makes or upset Ministries at its will—all this is logical, natural, and especially suited to the character of "self-government,': to the traditions of the country, and to its internal crganiza tion. There the principals of authority and of liberty can not clash and are not sacrificed one to the other, for liberty is in the hands of those who exercise authority in all things. But in our country, which is differently organized, whore "centralization" prevails, where for centuries society has been accumstomed to trust to the Administration which provides for public safety and order, how can the so-called Liberal school wish to apply to France the political system of England ? By arbitrarily constituting a class of 200,000 electors to take a part in the state of the English electoral body what did it do? As it was impossible to give to that class the authority which belonged to other hands, was it not a moat dangerous and false application ? For, while the political class with our neighbours is all in all—does everything, can do everything, on its own hook—the class artificially constituted in the presence of 10,000,000 French men thrown into a political nullity could do nothing ex.. cept by a fiction contrary to the very organization of the country. Will you, in fact, comprehend the error by a sensible comparison of the internal administration of the two nations? Fancy that a catastrophe should demolish all the electors of an English county, or of an old electoral county of France. In the English county everything would be upset, there would not be either order, justice, or safety. In the French electoral college, on the contrary, as constituted under the Parliamentary system, the sudden loss of 100 or 200 citizens would have been no loss. It will be the glory of the Emperor Napoleon 111. to be the first to have understood that the constitution of a free people ought to rest upon the natural bases it meets with in the soil, and not upon assimilations, upon copies more or less faithful, taken arbitrarily from abroad. In submitting to the nation the principles of a constitution drawn both from the traditions of the chief of his race and his own reflections, he has, with the French people, erected a monument on which authority and liberty are both seated with:equal firmness,and the disposition of which is as simple, a s logical, as conf orma bl e t o t h e organ i sa ti on o f soc i e t y as in any other country in the world. And first, gentlemen, whatever may be thought of the administrative regime which is actually imposed, not on the press in general, which is free, but on political journals, it is clear that this regime has nothing to do with the fundamental principle of our institutions, It has only been inspired, evidently, by considerations analogous to those which in the last century determined the founders of English liberty to place tempo rarily all the agents of publicity beyond the pale of the com mon liberty. They had thought that so long as a new State meets with internal enemies, the Government in possession is still in the position of a conqueror, that it is not at liberty to disarm, and that at any cost it ought not to permit that instruments of liberty should, in the hands of enemies of the State, serve to oppose the State. Such with us also is the reason of the regime of the periodical press, a reason of State completely foreign to the form or the principle of liberty, for this regime is transitory in its very nature ; it may, it ought, to be reodfied. For myself, I believe it sus ceptible of receiving in practice notable ameliorations in re• spect to the right of discussion, which the Government, no more than our institutions, has reason to distrust. But in what concerns the movements of parties to deceive the coun try as to its situation, and cherish passions or hopes con trary to the established order, if wo follow the example of every free people in what is really sage and politic, we will wait for other circumstances before changing this regime. The vice of epochs which have been preceded by long revo lution is not so much, indeed, the survival of old parties, as s the moral condition of a certain fraction of the classes mixed up with public affairs, which, by reason of having seen changes, by reason of having cried in turn, Vice le Rol ! Five 4 jig 11,4‘) vgkdod political braise, aid, troubled by the souvenirs of the past, distrusts the future of every government, shows itself preoccupied in manoeuvring every eventuality, and is surprised, on each occasion of public emo tion, in the act of secretly stretching out its hand to the enemies of the State. Hence, in order that the liberty of the press may be a real benefit, it is necessary that in a country newly constituted a new political generation, young, vigo rous, and independent, should spring up to replace those spirits enervated by revolutions. Now, gentlemen, let us look at the theory, pure and simple, of the liberty founded by the Empire. As authority and liberty cannot be in the hands of the same class as in England, in place of subordi nating them one to the other, it is natural to render them independent; and here is the fundamental principle of our institutions. From the moment indeed that a vast admi nistration is with us in possession of all the instruments of authority, and is alone charged with the duty of maintain ing order and public security—r eason , good sense, and pa triotism, in accord with experience, said very emphatically that it was necessary to assure before everything the bene fits of authority, and no longer make it the prize of the am ` bitions, of vanities, and of desires which liberty can set in motion ; in other words, it was indispensable that the inde pendence of the executive powe a r, intrusted by the will of the whole people to the hands of the Sovereign, should be henceforth a reality. It was necessary then that the chiefs of the various branches of the administrative hierarchy, the Ministers, being in the exclusive nomination of the chief of the State, should no longer be responsible before the Cham. bers—that is to say, removable by the Chambers; that the Prince alone should be responsibl e to the people, as the father of a family to his children and that, finally, the man most interested in the public order an d se curity should b e invested with the force necessary to' secure this first of all blessings to the nation. Such then is authority established upon foundations solid, natural, and agreeable to the orga nisation of the country. Let us see how liberty, in its turn, is organised, and especially if th e f un cti on a ss ig ne d to the Executive Government, or th e i n d epen d ence o f au thority, is established at the expense of liberty. Universal suffrage—that is to say, the will of a whole people—which constitutes public authority in the person of the Emperor, produces in its turn every liberty—com munal liberty by the municipal council, at the side of the mayor, the delegate of authority; departmental liberty by the General Council, at the side of the prefect; and national liberty by the Legislative Body, at the side of the Sovereign. Now, if it is considered that these public councils, which all together form the hierarchy of liberty by the side of the hierarchy of authority, are not only councils but delibera tive bodies; that they exercise the enormous power of dis cussing and voting budgets, approving or prohibiting ex penses; that in consequeece they are possessed of all the means of control and influence which really constitute modern liberty; that, finally, it is in the hands of the prin cipal of these bodies that the veritable legislative power resides, every man of sense and good faith will recognise that, in assuring the reciprocal independence of authority and liberty, the Napoleonic theory has virtually salved the problem of liberty in France. Gentlemen, I have not the simplicity to believe that those who are interested in criti cising everything, in denying everything, in distorting everything, that those whc wish only to play with authority, and not to submit to it, ever approve a liberty which takes away from them the means of overturning Ministers and usurping authority. But the country, which knows what ambitions and vanities of this kind have cost it, will never be of their opinion. It is besides curious to listen to the argument which is given to the public in place of the real one as the reason for the presence of Ministers in the Cham bers. It is, said this year in the Corps Legislatif one of the eminent chiefs of the so-called Liberal school, because " there is always great benefit and great instruction in dis cussing affairs with those who transact them." What I It is because it may be a little more advantageous, a little more convenient for the orators to discuss with Ministers rather than with intermediaries—it is for this reason that the re-establishment of a regima which has been so fatal to the country is demanded I It is not then liberty itself which claims the presence of Ministers in the Chambers. And, in deed, how should liberty be concerned ? What can the So vereign do with the exception of right of declaring peace and war, and the right of pardon, which are not in question, being inscribed in the national charter as well as in the Im perial Constitution—what can he do without the concur rence of the public bodies and the will of the country ? Nothing. What, on the contrary, with the country ? E vere - thing. Now, I demand ol you, is not that liberty the true liberty, the only liberty P And not only is that liberty such as it has been always understood—that is to say, the reignof opinion; but the particular form which it assumes with us gives it an evident superiority t o all the liberties of our time. For, on the one hand, proceeding from universal suffrage, it does not wound the dignity of a people like those privileged liberties made for the profit of a class ; and, on the other, in assuring to the country by the independence of authority the invaluable benefit of a perfi ct security for all, it does not reproduce, in spite of universal suffrage, the vice of Ameri can Constitutions, which, superb in appearance, magnificent by the principles which they clispley, offer in reality the only coarse domination, often violent and odious, of majorities over minorities. And see, however, what men, considerable by genius and talent, affect not to see I Those very persons who should bless the hand which has drawn them from the abyss, who enjoy the most the security and independence which the liberty of the Empire assures them, are the first to deny it. They forget that the greatest affirmation of this liberty is the right which they use and abuse in protesting against it. Like the atheists, who make use of the reason God has given them in denying God, they blaspheme the liberty which covers them with its shield. And now, gen tlemen, let me be allowed to consider an important point in the mechanism of our institutions. The principle of our Constitution reposing upon the reciprocal independence of authority and liberty, it was needful at once to assure that independence, and establish in lieu of responsible Mi. nisters new relations between the Government and the Chambers. Now you are aware that the Constitution has provided for this double object by the creation of two great bodies—the Senate, guardian of the funda mental pact, and of the public liberties, alone charged with the duty of applying to the Constitution the modifications which time may render necessary, and the Council of State formed, according to the text of the Con stitution, of distinguished men, in order to prepare laws, and support the discussion of them in the Chambers. This last body is one of the characteristic innovations of our. Constitution, for it is to that belongs the duty of serving as a link between the executive and legislative powers ; it is it which is placed to receive the observations of the ed authority at h o and t view of the precedin g Ch am bers and the explan a ti ons of M i n i sters; i n a word, it isin its lib er ty ought to join h an d s . If one is bosom pia con siderations, I will be pard oned for be li ev i ng t h at, in order that such a body may fulfil its l o fty mission in all it s exten t it is not sufficient that it be comp os ed of eloquent ora t ors , wise jurisconsults, and experi ence d a d m ini s t ra t ors , b ut tha t it should have, as regards both Ministers and the Chambers, all the independence which the two other bodies of the State en j oy. How, indeed, could such a body have authority is the Chambers if it was at the discretion of Ministers, and how could it inspire confidence in the Ministers, if it was ruled by the Chambers ? The independence of the Council of State appears to me then indispensable to the free work ing of our institutions. Now, as there is no body indepen dent, if th e right of speech is no t accor d e d to each of it s members, it scans also there is also no independence for the Councillor of State, if his ein e , is not sufficient to give him the right of speaking, or remaining silent in the Chambers. But it is not in a day that the spirit of new institutions penetrates into practice. We are, perhaps, in regard to the Constitution and the'Empire, like the generation which has seen the decimal system established, and can only form an idea of the new measures by mental reference to the old. / 8 it not under the dominion of this preoccupation that we have seen the Council of State absorbed little by little, a n d per sonified in a President, then in the Ministers without port folios, then again in vice-presidents,waiting perhaps farther incarnations? But I understand well the spirit of our in stitutions. I ace authorised to believe that after the inevit able trials during their period, experience will cause to be renounced combinations which partly present the inconveni• ences of the parliamentary regime without having its advantages. I am, t h en , c onvi nce d that, soon or late, the Council of State, which, in the spirit as in the letter of the Constitution, is charged with sustaining discussions before the Chambers, will no longer be personified but by itself; that restored to the independence, which alone gives wings to talent, under a new regulation, easily introduced !n prac tice, it will suffice for every exigency, and that then not only will it be at the level of every discussion, but will be able to redeem every responsibility. Whatever it may be with my particular views upon this point, time, which is necessary to found G o vernments, is also necessary to develops the liberties of a country. But from the present moment we can boldly say that our institutions rest upon the most prac tically liberal principle which ever was, that in separating authority and liberty, that in rendering them inde pendent of each other, that in permitting the one to de velops freely without checking the other, our Constitution has realised the greatest benefit which a people can receive. Already Europe, which has seen with astonishment all the greatness of this reign—the glory of arms united to internal prosperity_ begins to contemplate with not loss astonish ment, the spectacle of our liberty, and cannot prevent herself admiring that erder, as security at once so admirably assured by our organisation and so brilliantly ennobled by our public discussions. As for the country, happy in having at length found its natural path, prowl of feeling that its liberty is worth to it all the liberties of the world, it reposes with confidence upon the strength of its institutions. It comprehends, now that it is destined to see realised, that beautiful thought of Itlontesquieu, that great men make great institutions, and in their turn great institutions make great men. I have then the honour to propose to you this toast—" To the Emperor Napoleon 111,, to the founder of liberty in France." The Patent Office. The report of the Commons' Select Committee appointed to inquire as to the most suitable arrangements to be made respecting the Patent-cffiee, library, and museum has been printed. The committee, in the first place, made inquiries as to the Patent-offiee and library it Southampton-buildings, with the view to ascertain whether they are adequate to carry out the provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852. Upon this point the committee have found that, in the opinion of all the witnesses they have examined, and, so far as they could collect from the evidence of all those who have devoted attention to the subject, the present office is totally wanting in the accommodation requisite for giving full effect to that Act and the patent system generally. For this purpose suitable apartments for the Commissioners, law officers, and clerks, with a record-office and rooms for inspecting provisional specifications, drawings, and scien tific publications, should be at once provided ; the place now used for the inspection of classifications and draw ings is little better than a dark passage, in which there is barely standing room. With regard to the library, the com mitte have found that it is one of great value and utility, but that its utility is seriously impaired by its crowded state and the want of sufficient attendants; the books are now stowed away in a number of small rooms, or rather closets, some on floors, some on tables, some !n passages, and some on shelves; while the storerooms are so overloaded that the floors have already sunk, and the surveyor of the Board of Works has refused to allow them to be loaded any more lest they should break down. The inconvenience to those who frequent the office and library arising from this state of things is enhanced by the want of a sufficient staff of atten dants. ThEecommittee consider that the want of increased accommodation in respect of the Patent-office and library is so much felt as to prejudice the due administration of the patent law, and they therefore recommend that sufficient office room with an additional reading room and extension of the library, should be provided with the least possible de lay. The committee further recommend that the library should on no account be separated from the office. All witnesses concur in this opinion. The second point to which the committee directed their attention was that of the Patent Museum, having regard especially to its formation, its present state, its relation to the Patent-office and library, and the nature of its contents, so as to render it practically useful. The committee found that the Patent Museum was formed by Mr Woodcroft,the superintendent of specifications, by the request of the Com missioners of Patents, and that it consists of models and machines, belonging partly to the Commissioners of Patents partly to the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, and partly to Mr Woodcroft himself, and various private per sons. This collection has been exhibited since 1857 in the iron building at South Kensington. It occupies a floor space of only 6,700 feet, and is too much overcrowded for classification or for due inspection by visitors. The com mittee are of opinion that the term " Patent Museum," which is generally applied to this collection, tends to give an erroneous impression as to its character and object. Various suggestions have been made by witnesses respect ing the nature of a museum connected with the mechanical arts, which may be summed up as follows :—That it should illustrate the histery of those arts by a collection of original machines from an early period to the present time ; that it should exhibit all known inventions respecting machinery and manufactures; that it should show the present state of all machinery and manufactures. Some of the witnesses suggested that the collection should be restricted to the machinery and manufactures of the United Kingdom, while others proposed that it should be extended to those of foreign countries. Some, again, proposed that the collection should contain all the objects of each class, while others proposed that a selection only of the most important objects should be exhibited. There was no less diversity of opinion respecting the primary purpose for which any collection or exhibition should be made, some of the witnesses consi dered that it should be for the purpose of conveying instruc tion in the mechanical arts, either in a cursory way to people who might visit the museum, or to students in mechanics, or to persons desirous of applying themselves to the dis covery of improvements in machinery and manufactures. Other witnesses deemed the museum chiefly desirable for the information of persons intending to take out or purchase patents in aid of the information afforded by books and spe cifications, to assist them in ascertaining whether the con templated patent would be valid as a new invention. On the other hand, two witnesses, Mr Carpmael and Mr Johnson, gave it as their opinion that for all purposes of the patent law a museum of models would be practically useless. The committee are of opinion that any special collection of pa tented inventions made for the purpose of evidence, illustra tion, or record of patent rights, is not so connected with a general museum of mechanical inventions as to render the neighbourhood of such a museum to a patent-office and library or law courts necessary. It appears to the committee that the purpose of a general museum is to illustrate and ex plain the commencement, progress, and present positions of the most important branches of mechanical inventions; to show the chief steps by which the most remarkable machines have reached their present degree of excellence; to convey interesting and useful information, and to stimulate inven tion. At this part of the report it was proposed to add—" The committee are not prepared to express any opinion as to the advisability of such a general museum of mechanical inven tions, nor do they consider that the funds derived from patent fees are applicable to such an object; but the pro posal was negatived by five votes against four, the chairman not voting. The,committee proceeded to say that, in forming an illustrative collection of inventions, it would be necessary to adopt the principle of selection. This, however, does not appear to the committee to be an insuperable objection, especially as no one proposes to substitute models for specifi cations, which, for all the purposes of administering the patent law, would still have to be consulted, and bear the stamp of authority. Such a collection should contain a selection of models of moderate size which should illustrate different departments of inventions, and also a selection of models of current patented inventions. This collection should be exhibited in connection with the Patent-office. The attention of the committee ha s b een g i ven t o th e most eligible situation for the buildings, in connection with the Patent-office—that is to say, the office, library, and such last-mentioned collection, and the following are the sites respecting which their inquiries have been chiefly directed.-1. Chancery-lane.—This is a block of land oc cupied principally by old and delapidated houses, and surrounded by Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, Cursitor-street, and Took's-court. It is most conveniently placed, being in close proximity to the law courts at Lin coln's-inn, the Inns of Court, and the new Record Office. Another site immediately adjoining the last named was suggested ; it extends to the north side of the Record-office. Should the plan for concentrating all the law courts in the neighbourhood of Chancery-lane, which has been recently under the consideration of Government, be carried into effect, it will afford an additional argument in favour of either site. The cost of the first named site, amounting to 6,878 yards, was estimated at £205,C00. 2. Fife-house.— This block consists of Fife-house (in which the East India Museum is now placed) an adjoining garden, and some small houses. It contains in all about two acres, and appears to the committee to be well situated for the buildings in question. The committee, however, do not consider that it offers as many advantages as the Chancery-lane site would afford, being more distant from the law courts and offices. This has been estimated at the price of £52,800 per acre. 3. Victoria street—This consists of a block of land in Victoria-street, which would afford sufficient space for the proposed build ings, but the committee do not consider the situation w o uld be as convenient as either of the two last named sites for in ventors, professional men, and others who would principally resort to it. This site is estimated at £66,000. It contains an area of nearly an acre and a quarter. 4. Trafalgar-sq u are. —This has been recommended by some witnesses; but, having regard to the recent decision of the House upon the subject of the N a tional Gallery, the committee did no t feel justified in entertaining the proposition. 5. South Ken sington—Ample space may be afforded in the vicinity of neighbour hood the present museum for a general m useum of mechanical i n ventions. The land of this site is ve s ted i n Government for localbut the hbour hood is of a high value. Th is p art of the re p ort, as ascertained cci n nec ed with that science landin and this origi nally proposed by the chair man (Mr Dillw y n) conta ined the f o ll o wing clause :—" The committee aro of opin i on that this s ite is too far removed from the business p arts of the me tropolis to render it a desirable situ a t ion for instit utions of committee a practical or industrial character." This cl ause was s t ru ck out on a division by five agains t four ; but, as the chairman did not vote, the opinions of the members prese nt would seem to have been eq uall y divid ed. The re port proceeds to state that u p on a full consideration o f the advantages and disadvantages of these sites the committee h ave arrived at the conclusion that the balance of advan tages in favour of the neighbou rhood of Chancery-lane out weighs that of the others, and they th ere f ore recommend it for adoption. The committee find that the surplus of receipts beyond expenditure on the balance of accounts of the fees payable by stamps under the Provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852, has amounted to £173,044, up to the end of 1562, and that the surplus for the year 1863, of which the accounts have not yet been publb lied, is estimated to amount to .£37,600, making up to th ,, end of last year it total surplus revenue of :C120,014 [I he Patont:otTien report just issued states last year's surplus to be £53,968.] The committee consider that the principal object of the fees pay able under the Provisions of the Patent Law Amendment Act was to provide for the proper working of that measure, and not for the purpose of increasing the general revenue of the country. Without entering upon the qestion whether or not a claim exists to have the surplus exclusively devoted to the purposes of the Act of 1852, the committee aro of opinion that for the future the annual surplus revenue ac cruing from the operation of that act should be supplied to the extent which Loy be ueceeeary, PRICE .4d. STAMPED,— ..sd. The Disturbances in Geneva. We extract from a S,viss paper, Le Journal de Geneve, of the 231, the following account of the dis turbances which lately took place et Geneva :—This place has been the scene of disgraceful disturbances attended with bloodshed, which Will, we have no doubt, excite the aurae indignation throughout all Switzerland as here. The formation of the commit tee for the F-lection of a ineraber of the C9ancil of State gave 17 votes for the Radicals and 10 for the Independents, the names of the memb ers to farm the committee being always drawn by lot from among the citizens present at the opening of the electoral operations. Party spirit ran very high during the voting, and the electoral place was filled all day with a compact crowd. Yesterday morn ing the counting of the votes was commenced and watched with the same feverish anxiety as had accompanied the voting on the pre vious day. The total number of valid votes given was 11,025 ; of which M. Arthur Cheneviere ob. tamed 5,677, and M. James Fazy 5,340. The former was consequently elected by a majority of 337. As soon as this result was known several members of the radical party demanded that the election should be annulled, and the committee, consisting as above stated of seventeen radicals and ten independents, at once decided against its validity, all the radicals voting in that sense. This abuse of power, which is justified neither by the letter nor the spirit of the law, excited extreme indignation among the conservatives, and a meeting of 2,000 or 3,000 per sons was immediately held on the Place Molard, in which several speakers advocated the necessity of protesting against the decision of the committee by all legal means, and delegates were chosen to lay the matter before the Council of State, then sitting at the Hotel de Ville. This was done, and the Council did not hesitate to acknowledge that the committee had exceeded it's powers, but added that the law gave it (the Council) no authority over the decision, and that nothing remained to be done but to proclaim the numbers of the votes, reserving a further deliberation of the committee, to be held as soon as possible. This decision, having been made known to the !crowd in the environs of the Hotel de Ville, was received with' loud cheering ; and a commissary of police, attended by drummers and tipstaffs, proceeded to proclaim the result. An enormous crowd followed the cortege through the streets to the Place de Chevelu, on entering which a shot, fired frcm the entrance of the Rue du Cen drier, struck a citizen in the knee, and caused some confusion in the cortege, which nevertheless con tinued to advance. But, on reaching the Rue du Chantepoulet, it was received with a volley of 60 or 80 musket shots from the windows and from a band of armed men at the top of the street. The crowd thus fired at was totally unarmed, and there fore could not have given any provocation. This volley, fired into a compact crowd, killed several persons and wounded mauy others. We have not been able to learn the names of all the sufferers, but we know that ore of them was a young man of 17 . , the eldest son of M. Jerome,agent de change. He was shot through the thigh and died an hour afterwards. In presence of this murderous attack on a defenceless crowd, the column turned back towards the Hotel de Ville, which from that moment became their central position. A strong barricade was erected at each end of the Rue de l'Hotel de Ville ; the wine doers of the arsenal wore forced open, and every man endeavoured to obtain a musket ; so that the street became a kind of fortress occupied by men resolved to sell their lives dearly. We do not know what the Council of State, then sitting, was doing while these events occurrd, but at five o'clock it sent for a &tech:nut of rLerui!s, a cltnpany of car bineers, and a company of the 20th Regiment, under Major Arrneud, and entrusted them with the guard of certain posts. Two hours later the Coun cil issued the following proclamation "The Council of State earnestly calls on all citi zens of Geneva to join in maintaining order. It relies on the patriotism of the citizens for the safety of the conntry.—la the name of the Council of State, " MOISE VAUTIERS." It is also said that several parleys took place be tween the hostile parties, which led to no result. 10 P.M.—We have only to add that the aggres sore, whose exploits we have above described, have raised several barricades at the approaches of the bridges over the Rhone, and have placed cannon, taken from the arsenal of Grand-Pre, to command the principal streets of the quarter St. Gervais A Despatch from Berne announces the arrival of Councillor Fornerod, with full power to levy troops in the cantons of Vaud and Neufchatel. At the present moment we learn that the night %ppm& likely to pass off more tranquilly than was ex pected, as the barricades are everywhere partially removed, and circulation is again free. Advices from Berne, dated the 24th, are as fol lows : The official report of Councillor Fornerod states that yesterday morning passed off quietly in Geneva. Both parties had, on the urgent representations of the Councillor of State, replaced the arms and can• nous which they had taken from the arsenals; the Conservatives having stormed an arsenal as well as the Radicals, and the people seemed to have re turned to a better frame of mind, so that the Federal Commissioners had resolved on allowing the Waadtlandcr battalion to remain on the Gene. van frontier, and determined to proceed alone to the disturbed town, accompanied only by a few Waadt• landre and Genevan officers who had returned from the officer's fete at Friburg. Unfortunately the order fur the march of the troops into the town had noverthless to be given, because the radical electoral committee refused to give the Federal Commissioners any satisfactory explanation of their proceedings on the previous Sunday, and the Conservatives, notwithstanding the warning of Councillor Fornerod, intended to hold a popular meeting yesterday afternoon, which it was feared would give rise to fresh conflicts be tween the rival parties. Councillor Fornerod says nothing of the result of this meeting, but states his belief that he need not yet give up the hope of a peaceful solution, as the Committee of the Genevan Grand Council had decided upon calling a meeting of the Grand Coun cil, and on submitting to it a motion that the elec• lion of Sunday be investigated by the Federal Commissioners. P.S.—The funeral of eight persons killed during the disturbances takes places this morning. As it is feared here that this ceremony will be made the occasion of fresh disturbances, orders have been given for a second battalion to march into Geneva. The popular meeting of the Conservative party does not seem to have taken place yesterday, the Radicals having threatened to take up arms again in case the meeting took place, M. J. Fazy re turned to Geneva on Saturday from Paris. The Federal Diet has entrusted the Federal ma gistrate, M. Duplan•Veillon, from the canton of Waadt, and the Berne Councillor of State, M. Migg, with the investigation into the occurrences at Geneva. THE FATAL CASE OF DROWNING AT SOUTHEND. —A correspondent writes :—" In your impression of the 24th inst you state that on Monday last a gentleman of the name of Terry was drowned at Southend while bathing, and that the Sea was very rough at the time. But as I was en eye-witncss to this sad occurrence I think it only right to the public that you should hear my version of the accident, of which I can vouch for the truth. On Sun da) afternoon, about 1 o'clock (uot Monday) a Mr Berry (not Terry) got into No 6 machine, on the west side of the pier, for the purpoFe of having a bathe, but not long after he was missed, amd the net being procured, he was dragged oat after 20 minutes had elapsed. Dr Warwick (to whom all praise is due) was quickly on the spot, but after trying the usual remedies for more than an hoar the poor fellow was given over as dead ; and, as to the sea being rough, it was quite the revatte, but the tide was (as y041154v0 it i n your impression) rising rapidly at the time." The Channel Fleet sailed from Spithe ad ca—its cruise westward yesterday afternoon. At 1 part. dense smoke from the funnels of the respective, ships told of the preparations making on board, and. very shortly afterwards the ships could be seezt with wreaths of steam escaping from their steam.. pipes and cables hove in short, waiting the signal to start. At 3.45 p.m. the Edgar screw two-decker, 74 guns, Capt. G. P. Hernby, bearing the flag of the Admiral Commanding Rear-Admiral S. C. axres, C. 8., led The way oat of Spithead by the eastern passage for the Channel, :followed in litte, by the other ships in the order in which they are named. Aurora, 35, (unarrnoured) screw, Capt. 5.r F. M'Clintock ; Hector, 21, iron frigate, scre•vv, Copt. G. W. Preedy, C.B. ; Defence, 16, iron h gate, screw, Cnpt. A. Phillimore ; Warrior, -10, iron frigate, screw, Cant. A. A. Cochrane, C.B. ; Prince Consort, 35, iroticase.l frigate, screw, Cap!. 0. Welles, C. 13.; 13i , ek Price, 40, iron friga!e. t•erevi, Copt. S. F. B. Wainwright ; Enterprise, 1, iron -caned sloop, Conitnencier C. J. Rowley. The fleet will ho put threupf a series of evolutions under steam, and sail between Portland and the Chops of the Channel by Rear-Admiral Decree, and will oc. " si "all.Y, until further Admiralty orders, look in at Torbay anchorage. Letters for the fleet should therefore for the present be directed to Torquay. The Royal Sovereign, turret ship, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., did not join the Channel Fleet at Spithead previous to its sailing, as had been pre.. viously arranged. Up to sunset last evening sh remained in Portsmouth harbour. Her Majesty's paddle yachts Victoria and Albert, Capt. H. S. H. the Prince Leiningen, and the Alberta,Staff-Commander Welch, sailed from Portsi mouth yesterday morning, the form er for Graves• end and the latter for FlushiPg, both in the servio e of the Prince and Princess Louis of Besse. The Forte, 39, screw frigate, Capt. Arthur Met. lish, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiril Laird Warren, late Commander in Chief of her Majesty's naval forces on the south east coast of America, arrived at Spithead yesterday, and on anchoring exchanged the usual salute with the flagship of the Admiral in command at Portsmouth. The Forte sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 30th June, from Bahia on the 12th of July, and from keyal on the 9th of August. Light winds were generally ex., perienced throughout the voyage until Monday , last, when a very strong easterly gale was fallm in with. Off the Start a steamer showing the Federal American colours was sighted, resemblin i g the Kearsage in her hull and rig. Admiral Warren with his family and secretary landed at Portsmouth yesterday from the Forte, and his flag was hauled down at sunset. The Forte is.ordered to proceed from Spithcad to Sheerness to dismantle and pay out of commission, and will sail some time during to-day. Forty naval invalids and supernumera ries came home in the ship from vessels on the station, and were transferred to her Majesty's ship the Victory and Haslar Naval Hospital yesterday. Yesterday Mr. E. C. Nepean, one of the officials from the War-office, who has been occupied for the past week in the inspection of the armoury for land and sea service, guns, shot, shell, and other War Department stores, together with the land maga zines at Chatham, as well as those for the navy at Upnor, brought his inspection to a close, and during the day left the garrison for Dover, to commenco the inspection at that station. The number of the smoothbore cast iron ordnance, consisting of a 2 pounders, 68 pounders, and 95 cwt. 10 inch guns, now in store at Chatham is very considerable, and as these are comparatively useless against armour plated ships, no further ordnance of the kind will be stored at Chatham. A large number of the 100 pounder smoothbore guns, for naval service, which are now in course of manufacture at the Royal gun factory, will shortly be received at the Gun wharf, together with the first supply of the Armstrong 300 pounders, for distribution to the ironclad frigates now under construction at the doe'syard. T‘l9:iorsGen. A. J. Taylor, the recently-appointed. Inspeetor-General o: Royal Artillery, accompanie d by C , ps. S. Nicholson, his aide-de-camp, yestet' sy brought to a termination his first annual inspection of the Royal Artillery forces in the Chatham district, in which duty he had been engaged for two days. On the previous day the Inspector- General was occupied in the inspection of the Ist division of the depot brigade, consisting of five batteries, under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. K. Fooks, the forces comprising which were paxaded in marching order on the review ground in the centre bastion, Sheerness, where the Major-General was received with the customary "present." After a close inspection had been made of the clothing, and accoutrements of the non-commissioned officers and men, the line broke into open columns of divisions, right in front, and marched past in slow and quick time with remarkable steadiness and precision, considering that the ranks were mainly composed of young soldiers, the wheeling intervals being very correctly preserved, and the align. went -of the divisk.as wall sustained, both in open and quarter-distance oolumns. A series of battalion movements followed, at the termination of which the parade was dismissed, and the Armstrong rifled and smoothbore guns commanding the channel ap proaches to Chatham harbour manned, when some excellent practice was made from both descriptions of ordnance, with shot and shell, the target being moored to seaward at a distance of 2,000 yards. During this portion of the inspection the officers and men were closely examined as to their know ledge of their various duties pertaining to the use and management of artillery and the appliances of guns, sling-carts, parbuckling, and the numerous modes of shifting and handling heavy ordnance. In company with Col: C. J. B. Riddell, C. 8., in com mand of the Royal Artillery stationed in the Chats ham district, MajoreGen. Taylor subsequently made an inspection of the offices, barracksrooms, married quarters, hospital, and other buildings, with the whole of which he expressed himself in generally satisfactory terms. The afternoon of yesterday was devoted to an inspection of the mounted field-bats eery of Royal Artillery, now occupying the north square at Brompton Barracks, and the efficiency of the officers and men, tested by a series of field mqmouvres on Chatham lines, where the customary review movements wore gone through in a highly creditable and efficient manner. The men were also inspected dismounted in the barrack square, by Majors General Taylor, who likewise inspected the Armstrong guns, waggons, horses, stables, &c. The annual inspection was brought to a termination yes terday afternoon, and Major-General Taylor will this morning proceed to the other Royal Artillery stations in the south-eastern district. In accordance with instructions to that effect from the Admiralty, the boats. anchors, and cables for the iron frigate Valiant, 24, 800. horse power, have been sent from Chatham and Sheerness dock • yards to the Victoria Docks, where the Valiant is being prepared for sea. The following appointments and promotions have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. D. a Fre mantle to the Brisk—Denton H. Speer, master ill command of the Acorn—James B. Haines, master to the Brisk—Sub.Lieut. J. J. Bell and Sab•Lieut. Edward A. Liadert to the Brisk—John H. Robin• son, Chat les T. Turner, James M. Bance, and Claude C. de Crespigny, midshipmen to the Brisk —Stephen H. Thompson, George Wilson, and Pits 11. E. Crowe, naval dadets to the Brisk--w. H. cipna, paymaster, to the Brisk —A. G. Young, assist. pay master, to the Brisk—Edward J. Butler, assist. burg., to the Hibernia—Arthur J. Ireland, assist. surg., to the Ca radoc—Vi r illiam Redmond, assist. surg., to the Royal Adelaide—W. Clay, clerk, to the Brisk_Charier G. Thibflteen and G. H. Stoate, master's clf,',ilit nn t s, to the Br i sk _... A Borthwick and W. C. of the Aeia, and J. Milntyre, of the Royal So vere i gn, promoted to ho enginecri;—J, Barber, of the Asia, and C. J. Jeldly, of the Ciala• tea, promoted to be feet-class.assist. engineers —F. , Pugh, of the Medusa'''. Catchpole, of the Asia, and P. Sutton and I. Finlay, of the Cumberland, confirmed as first-class assist. engineers —R. Irwin, of the Wolvercne, and William Savage, of the Cum berland. confirmed as second-class assist. engineers ____ an d Frederick Smiley, assist. engineer to the IVlarlborough, as supernumerary. This day, uniform with " Stronghand," price 25., QMUGGLER CHIEF. 1,7 A Tale of Life and Adventure. By G. AIMARD. London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street.